Mathematics

Physics and Astronomy

Fig. A-2

Each feature inherently facilitates the identification and access to relevant resources
by providing context at various levels.

However, while an improvement over the primary implementation of a cataloged Internet database, the resources
found within each category in NetFirst(tm), as with most other organized Internet collections, are listed
alphabetically. The specific conceptual relationships between resources, which can further facilitate individual
and general resource use, are not indicated. To be assured that all relevant resources
have not been overlooked, one is required to review all listed resources within a category. Thus, while value has been added in
this version, it is limited.

Such methods of conventional organization and access may be viewed as
a manifestation of our paper and text-based cultural milieu. NetFirst(tm), and
a majority of other schemes, have not yet exploited the full potential of hypertext to present
and link resources in non-sequential, non-linear configurations. While CyberStacks(sm) has adopted
hypertext and the browser medium to facilitate access to Net resources,
NetFirst(tm) has adapted hypertext to facilitate enhanced access to more text.